2013-2014 CHOICE SHEET 7TH GRADE

MURCHISON MIDDLE SCHOOL

MR. BOURDON

ROBERT.BOURDON@AUSTINISD.ORG

414-4525

EIGHT PERIODS EACH SEMESTER

LANGUAGE ARTS (YEARLONG)MATH (YEARLONG)SCIENCE (YEARLONG)SOCIAL STUDIES (YEARLONG)PE CREDIT (SEMESTER)/KEYBOARDING (SEMESTER)LAGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH CLASS (YEARLONG) ELECTIVE (YEARLONG) AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER MUST BE TECHNOLOGYELECTIVE (YEARLONG) OR 2 ELECTIVES (SEMESTER AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER MUST BE FINE ARTS

LANGUAGE ARTS APPROVE

CONCERN

MATH APPROVE

CONCERN

SCIENCE APPROVE

CONCERN

SOCIAL STUDIES APPROVE

CONCERN

□PRE-AP □PRE-AP □PRE-AP □PRE-AP □ADVANCED PRE-AP □ADVANCED PRE-AP □ADVANCED PRE-AP □ADVANCED PRE-AP AREA OF QUALIFICATIONS □ GT□ STAAR ADVANCED□ GRADE AVERAGE

AREA OF QUALIFICATIONS □ GT□ STAAR ADVANCED□ GRADE AVERAGE

AREA OF QUALIFICATIONS □ GT□ STAAR ADVANCED□ GRADE AVERAGE

AREA OF QUALIFICATIONS □ GT□ STAAR ADVANCED□ GRADE AVERAGE

CORE COURSES

PE CREDIT- REQUIRED. CHOOSE PE/DANCE OR ATHLETICS.

□PE – 1 SEMESTER□DANCE – 1 SEMESTER (Student making the performance team will be enrolled in a yearlong dance class) □ATHLETICS – (By Coach Permission Only)

WORLD LANGUAGES REQUIRED YEARLONG (HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT CLASSES)NUMBER BELOW IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE (THESE ARE YEARLONG COURSES)

____ CHINESE

____ FRENCH

____ GERMAN

____ SPANISH

____ LATIN

KEYBOARDING (SEMESTER) – REQUIRED BY AISDALL 7TH GRADERS WILL HAVE KEYBOARDING INCLUDED ON THEIR CHOICES. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO SCHEDULE KEYBOARDING IN 7TH GRADE, THE STUDENT WILL TAKE IT IN 8TH GRADE.

7TH GRADERS ARE ON AN 8 PERIOD DAY. PLEASE USE THE TEMPLATE BELOW TO DETERMINE HOW MANY ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE CLASSES YOU MAY SELECT.

BECAUSE WE ARE AN IB SCHOOLSTUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN

FOUR CORE CLASSESWORLD LANGUAGE CLASS (yearlong)

PE CREDIT CLASS (semester or yearlong)FINE ARTS CLASS (semester or yearlong)

TECHNOLOGY CLASS (semester or yearlong)

BE SURE TO NUMBER AT LEAST FIVE (5) CHOICES IN CASE THERE IS A SCHEDULING CONFICT WITH YOUR FIRST CHOICE.

STUDENTS NOT MEETING EXPECTATIONS ON STAAR MAY BE PLACED IN A YEARLONG INTERVENTION CLASS THAT WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF REQUESTED ELECTIVES.

ADDITIONAL 7TH GRADE ELECTIVE CHOICESPLEASE RANK IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:

___ BAND – YEARLONG ___ ADVANCED INSTR. TECHNIQUES (CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN BAND) – SPRING SEMESTER ___ JAZZ BAND (CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A MUSIC COURSE) – SPRING SEMESTER___ CHOIR – YEARLONG ___ ORCHESTRA – YEARLONG

___ ART INTERMEDIATE – SEMESTER OR

___ ART INTERMEDIATE – YEARLONG

___ THEATRE – SEMESTER OR_____ THEATRE – YEARLONG OR_____ THEATRE UIL PRODUCTION – YEARLONG (BY TEACHER PERMISSION ONLY)

___ ENERGY, POWER, AND TRANSPORTATION CAREERS – SEMESTER ___ JUNIOR POLICY ACADEMY– SEMESTER ___ EXPLORING CAREERS – SEMESTER

___ STUDY SKILLS – SEMESTER ___ AVID – YEARLONG (BY TEACHER PERMISSION ONLY) ___ JOURNALISM

JANUARY 22 – Choice Sheets in Advisory

JANUARY 22 – Choice Sheet Night @ 5:30

FEBRUARY 8 – Choice Sheets are due!

AUGUST 1 – No more changes!

DATES TO REMEMBER